I Called Out an Infiltrator Within the Kerry Campaign Tonight [View All]

[DoveTurnedHawk]

As you probably know, I am a die-hard Clark supporter. I've done everything I can to support my candidate, and I am optimistic that he will do well, regardless of the external spin.

Tonight I attended a gigantic Clark results-watching party in Los Angeles (Hermosa Beach). Everyone was excited and motivated, and we had a great night, especially when OK was "called" for Clark, and when he was giving his speech.

That said, a rumor was going around tonight that a Clark supporter who was in attendance at the party was running to be a Kerry delegate. (Please note, this is NOT a superdelegate. In California, the most loyal supporters of a candidate run to be a delegate of that candidate in order to support the candidate on the convention floor. These elections are generally hotly contested, and there is never any shortage of people running. Campaigns always want the most loyal candidates as delegates, and people who are not known to be loyal, or people who are known to be DISloyal, are routinely blackballed and disqualified by the campaign.)

I was shocked; I'd thought this person was a Clark supporter. So, never shy, I went up to him and called him out in front of several people: "I hear you're running for Kerry delegate. Is this true?"

He equivocated, "Well, it's a long and complicated story."

I was unmoved. "Yes or no, are you running for Kerry delegate?"

"Yes," he admitted sheepishly.

I went ballistic. "What the fuck? Unbelievable. Un-fucking-believable." I derided him throughout the room, and everyone I spoke to was absolutely disgusted. I called him an opportunist and a sleazeball to his face, while he tired to defend himself weakly.

"Look, I just really want to be a delegate, this is my career, this is my life's ambition, try to understand." I laughed in his face, and told him delegates needed to be loyal supporters, and that I quite frankly considered him to be an unethical bastard.

"Look," he said, "I still love Clark, and if it gets to the second ballot I'll vote for him over Kerry. But please just keep it quiet, I really just want to go to the convention."

If anything, I was even more sickened. I replied, "At least Benedict Arnold stayed bought." It's one thing to be a scumbag opportunist. It's another thing entirely to be a mole, a spy, a traitor.

We almost got into it. I was ready to throttle his ass outside. He backed down, though, especially when many other Clark supporters made it clear he was no longer welcome.

I have no patience for stupid shit like that. I love Clark, but I like Kerry too, and he deserves better than opportunistic traitors who would sell him out in a heartbeat.

DTH